High-technology employment and R&D in cities: Heterogeneity vs specialization

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-386

  Acs, Zoltan J ^a   FitzRoy, Felix R ^b   Smith, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b Department of Economics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1642512121     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001680200096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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